Aviation: Finance

About

Provided by Nishimura & Asahi

For more than 30 years, our Asset Finance team has advised the aviation industry on all aspects of domestic and cross-border aircraft leasing/financing transactions.

The majority of our work focuses on tax-oriented transactions known as “Japanese Operating Lease Transactions” with a Call Option (JOLCO) or without a Call Option (or JOL), and we close approximately 100 JOLCO/JOL transactions annually.

Our international team:
With seven partners qualified in Japan, England, and the US, and a team of around 20 associates qualified in a range of jurisdictions, including Japan, the US, Australia, Singapore, and India, we can advise on all parts and phases of aviation transactions, from commercial documents to financing documents, loans and leases, asset finance or limited recourse.

Our cross-border capabilities:

We regularly advise on international asset finance transactions relating to aircraft, including:

• domestic and cross-border leasingaircraft purchasesdebt financing
• securitisation (including EETCs and ABSs)​regulatory issues under Japanese law, including banking and securities regulations
• restructuring/bankruptcy
• sanctions/hedging
• competition and anti-trust matters
• dispute resolution

We regularly advise on international investment finance transactions relating to aircraft, including:

•  aircraft investment
•  investment financing
• remarking/trading of aircraft
•  syndication of global aircraft portfolio financing transactions